Some band logos are play-on-words with the name of their band...
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| Scissors Sisters |
The band were formed in New York, and the logo was designed by their backing singer and lyricist, Babydaddy; "It was sort of the first couple of days, and we decided to record music, and Jake (lead singer) had the name on the tip of his tongue. He told it to me, and I made the logo the next day. It was sort of done and made sense. And then we performed.". The fact that they didn't take a lot of time to come up with the logo, shows just how much the music meant to them, as they'd rather spend time performing and writing music than they would perfecting a logo.
Some are a characteristic of the band's lead singer...
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| The Rolling Stones |
This iconic logo was designed by John Pasche, an English art designer, in 1971. In August 2008, the design was voted the greatest band logo of all time in an online poll. Pasche said “face to face with him, the first thing you were aware of was the size of his lips and his mouth", which explains the logo. This image was originally produced for the band's album, Sticky Fingers, but the band kept it and it soon became their logo. Even without the band's name, people immediately associate this with The Rolling Stones.
Some are just random symbols...
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| Nirvana |
There are several theories as to how this logo was designed and by whom; one theory is that Kurt designed it himself, and another is that they saw a similar design on the sign for a restaurant near their home town, and they adapted it to fit their band's image. A theory which is possibly the most controversial is that it is a portrayal of the effects of acid, as it was a common 'high' at the time. These theories are still disputed, and none have been confirmed, but this hasn't stopped the logo being one of the most recognisable of all time.
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| The Neighbourhood |
Bryan, the band's ex-guitarist, said in an interview that the name 'The Neighbourhood' was completely random at the time, but it later grew to mean much more than that to the band; "a band name is a hard thing to do. A band name can sometimes make or break a band. And it sounded great and the more you think about it, we came from the same neighborhood. And it’s music for anyone to enjoy, we want anyone and everyone to enjoy it so it’s like, wherever you grew up, you grew up and you came from a neighborhood." He also said this about coming up with their logo; "logos are important, cause we want to have that classic. You look at a lot of bands from the past and they all have that logo, Guns N’ Roses, AC/DC, Kiss, all those bands have that logo. They have a logo, and that’s their thing, you know, it’s become timeless."
Some have hidden meanings or stories...
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| Deadmau5 |
The name "Deadmau5" came from when his (Joel's) computer broke down when he was younger and he dismantled it to find a dead mouse, so he then came to be known as "dead mouse guy". When he tried to change his name to this online, it was too long, so he abbreviated it to "Deadmau5". Joel designed the logo himself, and his friend suggested that he should wear the logo as a headpiece when performing, so he has done ever since.
And some are simply the name of the band...
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| Muse |
The band said that they chose the name 'Muse' due to it being short as well as looking good on gig posters. They got the name after someone suggested that the reason that a lot of bands were forming around Teignmouth was due to a muse hanging around the town. The logo is simple but effective, and it can easily be changed and adapted to fit an album, merchandise etc.
So...for my logo, after researching different types, styles, and designs, below is the logo I have decided on for my band...
It will feature on the front cover on the album, and will be the band's logo throughout their career. Having the band's logo the same as the image on the front of their first album immediately makes both recognisable so fans and new listeners can link the two together.
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